{"id":9541,"date":"2010-05-18T14:26:30","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T18:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/fx\/?p=9541"},"modified":"2010-05-18T14:26:30","modified_gmt":"2010-05-18T18:26:30","slug":"gbpusd-moves-sideways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/2010\/05\/18\/gbpusd-moves-sideways\/","title":{"rendered":"GBP\/USD Moves Sideways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Fast Brokers <\/strong>&#8211; The Cable is taking a breather today, consolidating around yesterday\u2019s highs as the currency pair tries to break past 1.45.\u00a0 However, as with the EUR\/USD, gains from monthly lows have so far been negligible and heavy downward forces continue to weigh on the Cable.\u00a0 Election fervor seems to be cooling down and the next pit stop may not be until the release of the UK emergency budget on 6\/22.\u00a0 Hence, focus now squares on fundamentals and developments in the EU.\u00a0 Speaking of fundamentals, CPI and RPI both came in hotter than anticipated, with retail prices logging the largest gains.\u00a0 Therefore, King will have to write another letter to the government explaining present inflationary pressure.\u00a0 Inflation comes at an untimely point for the BoE since the UK is trying to solidify its economic recovery and the government is looking to make budget cuts to reign in the deficit.\u00a0 Additionally, fiscal issues in the EU don\u2019t help matters, and as long as the EU is unstable the BoE would be hard pressed to tighten liquidity.\u00a0 That being said, it will be interesting to see how King responds and whether the BoE tightens its rhetoric or casts aside the inflation as temporary.\u00a0 Speaking of the BoE, the central bank will release its meeting minutes to the public tomorrow and analysts well be looking through the language carefully.\u00a0 The U.S. will also release CPI data tomorrow, meaning the Cable could be rather active for the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Technically speaking, the Cable faces mounting downtrend lines along with intraday highs, 5\/14 highs and the psychological 1.45 level.\u00a0 As for the downside, the Cable has support in the form of intraday and 5\/17 lows.\u00a0 Additionally, the psychological 1.43 level could serve as a solid support should it be tested.<\/p>\n<p>Present Price: 1.4435<br \/>\nResistances: 1.4451, 1.4474, 1.4493, 1.4507, 1.4531, 1.4563<br \/>\nSupports: 1.4431, 1.4416, 1.4398, 1.4366, 1.4340, 1.4305<br \/>\nPsychological: 1.44, 1.43, 1.45, May lows<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fastbrokers.net\/news\/image\/May18Cable.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/fastbrokers.net\/news\/image\/May18Cable.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Market Commentary<\/strong><\/em> provided by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastbrokers.com\/index.php?CP001\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fast                            Brokers<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> FastBrokers\u2019 market commentary is                            provided for information purposes only and under no              circumstances        should        be regarded neither as an       investment        advice nor as a        solicitation    or    an    offer     to sell\/buy     any    financial  product.       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